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President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet Meeting at the White. House on Aug. 26, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's America First is fracturing

Sophia Tesfaye

Conservative criticism of the president is escalating — in potentially damaging ways

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

Noem-linked firm got secret payday

Justin Elliot, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski - ProPublica

The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has ties to Noem and her aides

President Donald Trump talks to journalists after signing executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump rages at Epstein GOP defectors

Garrett Owen

After dodging press questions, Trump fired off posts calling Republican lawmakers "soft and foolish"

Federal agents stand guard as they are confronted by residents on November 06, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE day care arrest "beyond traumatic"

Nicole Karlis

Parents and toddlers watched in terror as ICE agents seized a beloved teacher during morning drop-off

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R), D-NY during a ceremony in the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

AOC urged to challenge Chuck Schumer

Garrett Owen

Democratic frustration grows after the Senate leader "lost control of his caucus"

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Quit "sane-washing" Donald Trump

Brian Karem

Trump's speeches and apparent naps are reaching a critical point

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., after addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Nancy Mace can't flee the Epstein trap

Amanda Marcotte

The congresswoman’s Epstein dilemma is a problem for all Republican women

Protester in a frog costume before federal officers outside an ICE  facility in Portland, Oregon, Oct. 6, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Fox News misrepresented Portland

Rob Davis - ProPublica

Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading

Former FOX News host and moderator Megyn Kelly takes the stage ahead of the NewsNation Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama Moody Music Hall on December 6, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Kelly downplays Epstein emails

Blaise Malley

The podcaster admitted that the emails from Epstein "sound bad” for Trump

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DOJ sues California over election map

Garrett Owen

Pam Bondi said the map would create "one-party rule"

Starbucks workers strike outside a Starbucks coffee shop on November 17, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Starbucks workers strike on Red Cup Day

Francesca Giangiulio

Thousands of Starbucks employees have organized to strike on one of the coffee giant's biggest days

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen outside a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Rayburn building on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Gaetz accuser was homeless 17-year-old

Alex Galbraith

Details about the minor whose allegations derailed Gaetz's career were shared by the New York Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs a House Republican Conference Meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Epstein files push reveals GOP schism

Garrett Owen

Republican defectors accuse President Donald Trump of pressuring them to "vote the wrong way"

President-Elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace on December 7, 2024 in Paris, France. (Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

White House won't release jobs report

Blaise Malley

White House says October jobs and inflation reports can’t be verified; critics accuse Trump of a cover-up

Jacob Elordi as The Creature in "Frankenstein" (Ken Woroner/Netflix)

Everyone's horny for "Frankenstein"

Andi Zeisler

In the newest take on "Frankenstein," Jacob Elordi's gorgeously tragic creature is a gift to monstersexuals

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Epstein offered Russia Trump "insight"

Garrett Owen

A slew of emails released by the House shows Epstein keeping close tabs on the president

Oatmeal with berries and toppings (alvarez/Getty Images )

Better oatmeal, made at home

Ashlie D. Stevens

From steeping oats in tea to reaching for ricotta or the rice cooker, a guide to oatmeal that actually excites

A protest against Texas gerrymandering at the state Capitol on Aug. 1, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Texas Dems have the last laugh at MAGA

Heather Digby Parton

After initial success in Texas, Trump's 2026 gerrymandering strategy is facing roadblocks

A banner showing a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed outside of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) building on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Trump is on path to authoritarian rule

Chauncey DeVega

Former national security official warns “Trump is moving faster than most dictators have"

President Donald Trump returns to the White House from Scotland on July 29, 2025. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How Trump has exploited his pardon power

Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica

Few of Trump’s pardons have gone to people who properly petitioned the Office of the Pardon Attorney

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the government shutdown on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Johnson: Epstein vote coming "next week"

Alex Galbraith

Representatives forced a floor vote on their first day back in session

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Republicans rip Senate GOP payday

Garrett Owen

A provision in the bill to reopen the federal government could line several senators up for hefty payouts

President Donald Trump, Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve, and American businessman Jeffrey Epstein attend the Victoria's Secret “Angels” party on April 28, 1997. (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)

Trump calls Epstein emails a distraction

Alex Galbraith

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added that Trump "did nothing wrong"

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell speaks during a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at Seattle Center on July 4, 2025. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Seattle mayoral race tightens

Blaise Malley

After trailing by over 10,000 votes on Election Day, Katie Wilson now leads Seattle’s mayoral race

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